Unveiling the History of Transplantation
eBook - ePub

Unveiling the History of Transplantation

An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities

  1. 800 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Unveiling the History of Transplantation

An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities

About this book

Unveiling the History of Transplantation: An Illustrated Review of the Boundaries, Fantasies and Realities covers the key international figures involved in organ transplantation and related fields. It includes a discussion of the contributions of many Nobel Prize winners in Physiology and Medicine. The book introduces the whole process of transplantation and the latest research progress of cell, tissue, and organ transplantation: from initial exploration to maturity and on to widespread application. A key feature of this resource is that it includes a large number of unique historical photos and material related to organ transplantation as collected by the author from libraries worldwide. - Contains a large number of unique and historical photos collected by the author over decades of research - Covers the history and progress of the development of organ transplantation from a truly international perspective - Provides the expertise and experience of an author who has witnessed key developments in organ transplantation over the decades

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Tables
  8. 1 : Myths and legends
  9. 2 : A transplantation attempt
  10. 3 : An early transplantation experiment
  11. 4 : Transplantation immunology
  12. 5 : Kidney transplantation
  13. 6 : Liver transplantation
  14. 7 : Thoracic organ transplantation
  15. 8 : Islet and pancreas transplantation
  16. 9 : Intestinal transplantation
  17. 10 : Cell and tissue transplantation
  18. 11 : Reproductive and urinary organ tissue transplantation
  19. 12 : Pregnancy after organ transplantation
  20. 13 : Organ source and preservation
  21. 14 : Development of immunosuppressants
  22. 15 : Xenotransplantation
  23. Further reading
  24. Index
  25. A